Pictures of train derailment at Chicago O’Hare hit Twitter

Pictures of the derailed Chicago commuter train have started spreading on Twitter and other social media, giving a glimpse at how the eight-car train climbed onto a platform and ran up an escalator early Monday.

“The train actually climbed over the last stop, jumped up on the sidewalk and then went up the stairs and escalator,” Chicago Fire Commissioner Jose Santiago said in a briefing, USA Today reported.

At least 32 commuters were injured in the crash, which occurred at 2:50 a.m. Central Time at O’Hare International Airport, but none suffered life-threatening injuries, according to media reports. The Blue Line train was likely moving too fast as it entered the station, Chicago Transit Authority spokesman Brian Steele said, but emphasized the agency’s investigation has only just begun.

“We will be looking at equipment. We will be looking at signals. We’ll be looking at the human factor and any extenuating circumstances,” Steele said, the Associated Press reported. “But really at this point, it’s far too soon to speculate.”

Service on the Blue Line has been suspended and the station closed while crews work to remove the train and tidy up the wreckage.

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